Abstract:
Cohorts of students from three Midwestern land grant universities participated in an innovative leadership development program consisting of five off-campus food system leadership symposia. Through hands-on experiences, tours, service learning, interaction with diverse food systems leaders, daily de-briefing sessions and guided conversations, students moved through reflection and action, exhibiting extraordinary outcomes as a result of their participation. This article summarizes the history, major components, qualitative and quantitative feedback, results and lessons learned from the program. Theory emerges from these data, and is synthesized with existing learning/leadership theories into a new model for the development of future leaders for the food system. Program outcomes and implications for college teachers of agriculture are discussed.
Keywords:
regional student network, model, food system leaders
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